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Enrollment
1,553
High
DISTRICT 830 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 010243001015
Carver Senior High School
2001 W Fairview Ave, Montgomery, AL 36108 · (334) 269-3636 · Montgomery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,553 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Alabama public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
1,284 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 465 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 413 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 335 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 340 | 22% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
8.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
2.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
7.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carver Senior High School
Carver Senior High School's state test result (7.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Senior High School this school | 1,553 | 82.7% | 7.8% |
| Huffman High SchoolMagnet Birmingham | 1,094 | 79.8% | 8.0% |
| Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School Montgomery | 1,587 | 76.0% | 7.1% |
| Mattie T Blount High School Eight Mile | 1,058 | 77.6% | 8.8% |
| Parker High School Birmingham | 942 | 79.9% | 8.9% |
| Lillie B Williamson High School Mobile | 889 | 89.5% | 9.1% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carver Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.8% | #284 of 305 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.7% | #289 of 305 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.3% | #281 of 305 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,553 | #24 of 319 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #292 of 307 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #251 of 307 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.7% | #25 of 317 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.4% | #4 of 130 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,553
+627 (+68%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 920
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 21.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,553 | 74.5 | 20.9:1 | 83% (1,284) |
| 2023-24 | 1,111 | 64.5 | 17.2:1 | 89% (988) |
| 2022-23 | 902 | 48.5 | 18.6:1 | 89% (801) |
| 2020-21 | 926 | 44 | 21.1:1 | 89% (823) |
| 2017-18 | 1,098 | 65.5 | 16.8:1 | 89% (976) |
| 2015-16 | 1,216 | 65 | 18.7:1 | 63% (763) |
| 2010-11 | 1,247 | 69 | 18.1:1 | 72% (899) |
| 2000-01 | 1,322 | 89 | 14.8:1 | 71% (945) |
| 1990-91 | 920 | 52 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carver Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (1,098 to 1,553); teachers up 14% (65.5 to 74.5).
About Carver Senior High School
In Montgomery, Alabama, Carver Senior High School is a large high school. School enrollment was 1,553 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Alabama average about 682 students.
Within Montgomery County, Carver Senior High School is one of 51 schools. The district enrolls 26,958 students.
Carver Senior High School's enrollment is 88% Black. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic. Montgomery County as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school's share is higher. Carver Senior High School's diversity index is 21%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 74.5 full-time equivalents, or about 20.9 students per teacher. On average, high schools in Alabama have 17.2:1, compared with 20.9:1 here. About 83% of students, or 1,284, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 67% for public schools in Montgomery County.
Measured against Alabama public high schools, Carver Senior High School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Carver Senior High School is 16.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (7.8% versus 23.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
Montgomery County census figures show that the median household income is $59,386, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Montgomery County is home to 60 public schools and about 31,131 public school students.
LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute is located about 0.3 miles from Carver Senior High School. The five-mile area around Carver Senior High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 24.0% proficiency; Carver Senior High School posts 7.8%.
NCES assigns Carver Senior High School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21 the school reported 926 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 1,553. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,718
Census ACS
Median income
$59,386
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
31,131 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County
- Johnson Abernathy Graetz High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Percy Julian High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Park Crossing High SchoolHigh · 882 students
- Brewbaker Middle SchoolMiddle · 806 students
- Carr Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Goodwyn Middle SchoolMiddle · 717 students
Other schools in Montgomery
- Johnson Abernathy Graetz High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Percy Julian High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Park Crossing High SchoolHigh · 882 students
- Brewbaker Middle SchoolMiddle · 806 students
- Carr Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Goodwyn Middle SchoolMiddle · 717 students
Nearby schools
- LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute0.3 mi · 599
- Carver Elementary School0.6 mi · 374
- Davis Elementary School0.8 mi · 533
- Bellingrath Middle School0.9 mi · 583
- McIntyre Comprehensive Academy0.9 mi · 212
- Lanier Senior High School1.0 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Carver Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carver Senior High School?
Carver Senior High School enrolls approximately 1,553 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Carver Senior High School serve?
Carver Senior High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Carver Senior High School?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at Carver Senior High School.
What is the student diversity at Carver Senior High School?
Student demographics at Carver Senior High School are roughly 2% White, 9% Hispanic, 88% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Carver Senior High School in?
Carver Senior High School is part of Montgomery County.
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